Fallin Signs Bill Repealing Oklahoma Common Core Standards

June 6, 2014Rick Green and Tim Willert The Oklahoman

Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill Thursday scrapping academic standards that have become a bright symbol of federal overreach. Her decision to throw out Common Core math and English standards drew immediate criticism from educators and business interests as a disruptive political move that was not in the best interest of young people, while opponents of the benchmarks cheered the end to what they said was a harmful federal intrusion.